Who is Kirk Muller?

The Nashville Predators have landed a pretty big name to coach in their minor league system. Kirk Muller, who who was an instrumental part of the 1992-93 Montreal Canadiens squad that won the Stanley Cup, will be officially announced as the head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals today. Muller will take the place of Lane Lambert, who was promoted to be an assistant on Barry Trotz’s staff.

Muller has been an assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens since 2006. He played 19 seasons int he NHL and accrued 959 points. Muller is also the answer to the trivia question, “Who was drafted second behind Mario Lemieux in the 1984 NHL Draft?”

Muller captained the New Jersey Devils from 1987-91 and led the Montreal Canadiens from 1994-95. He was also a pretty hot name for NHL head coaching positions this offseason. Due to his playing career, Muller is probably a more known name than Nashville’s other two coaches at the NHL level — Lambert and Associate Coach Peter Horachek.

All in all, this seems like a good move by the Predators, but an interesting one as well.